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Cautious Grey

#DED9D9

Contrast at a glance

White text

1.40:1Fails

Black text

14.17:1AAA

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About Cautious Grey

Cautious Grey (#DED9D9) is a light neutral. Its RGB value is 222, 217, 217 and its HSL value is 0°, 7%, 86%. Black text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Cautious Grey, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#DED9D9 · #D9DEDE

Analogous

#DED9DC · #DED9D9 · #DEDCD9

Triadic

#DED9D9 · #D9DED9 · #D9D9DE

Split complementary

#DED9D9 · #D9DEDC · #D9DCDE

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